MSc Human Resource Management & Business (HRMB) will develop your understanding of the theory and practice of people management in work organisations, addressing the skills required for effective analysis and policy formation. The course is distinctive in grounding the study of HRM within the broader discipline of management, with an emphasis on change management and strategy.
Develop a range of other skills through:
- attending programmes in interviewing and presentation skills
- designing and carrying out independent research, including writing research proposals, qualitative and quantitative data analysis (including using SPSS) and reporting
- data collection and analysis of group effectiveness and member well-being through log-book recording of syndicate group interaction
- report-writing, data presentation and group facilitation
- multi-cultural teamwork and presentations in group work.
Cover key areas of HR professional practice, including:
- contracts of employment, discrimination, employment termination, health and safety at work
- strategic HR, employee resourcing, employee development, employee relations, employee involvement and participation, work motivation
- selection and assessment methods, job performance measurement, reward management and career management
- organisational change, change management strategies and minimising work-related stress
- organisational leadership, individual, group and organisational functioning
- diversity management, HR management of expatriates and HR issues in international business alliances.
